Plotline: Rose Morgan (Barbra Streisand) and Gregory Larkin (Jeff Bridges) are two Columbia professors who decide to get married based only on their intellectual common ground.

This romantic comedy is a statement about beauty and sex. Ironically, Jeff Bridges is sooo oozing with sex appeal in this movie. The ooooh-so-oozing-with-sex-appeal Jeff Bridges plays as a Math professor who believes that sex has ruined his life so he places an ad in a newspaper that says, “Columbia University professor (male) seeks a woman interested in common goals and companionship. Must have Ph.D. and be over thirty-five. Physical appearance not important.”

So Rose fits in the category, they get married but contrary to Greg’s assumption, Rose wants to consummate their relationship. After his refusal to do ‘it’, Rose begins to diet, exercise and transforms herself into a swan eventually. The conflict arises. And a happily-ever-after ending follows.

Favorite scene: When Rose wants to have sex with Greg but he evades. And the lecture where Rose says there are three feminine archetypes: the Divine Whore, Medusa and Me. Funny.

Plotline: A dance teacher from India comes to America to pursue a normal career but incidentally stumbles into a brief but high-profile career as a sex guru, a career based on a philosophy he learns from a pornographic actress.

This is a funny film. And Jimi Mistry is hot!!! I am not sure if this was theatrically released in the Philippines and if it did, I failed to notice. Three years ago, I saw a dvd copy in Lina’s rack, grabbed it and the rest was history: I officially drooled over Jimi Mistry!

Disclaimer. The picture above is not Jestoni Alarcon’s decaying corpse in the movie. It’s actually a sexy photo of him back when he did ST films after his ‘…buhayin ang bangkay’ days. I must admit, Jestoni was hot, he’s still hot now as Marimar’s father. But he was way, way, way yummier as the pre-death pianist.

Alright. I was still a young kid when I saw ‘Huwag mong buhayin ang bangkay’ but I peed in bed everytime I dreamt of Jestoni’s gaze (with his prosthetics-filled face) while playing the piano. This film used to be occasionally shown on tv at night and I remembered Charito Solis, solemnly sitting on her rocking chair. She gave me chills whenever she tells Jestoni to play the piano. Creepy.

And oh, I remember Ruben Rustia as the devil and Ricky Davao (as the other son) was so thin back then.

Favorite scene: Charito Solis on her rocking chair while listening to resurrected Jestoni playing the piano.

Quotable Quote: “A census taker once tried to test me, I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti” — Hannibal Lecter

Plotline: A young FBI cadette must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

I was quite young when I saw this film and I didn’t understand it. But I remembered I was so scared of Hannibal Lecter when he killed one police officer and skinned the face of another one before he escaped from his cell. What haunted me more was the image of Buffalo Bill dancing in front of the mirror wearing his victims’ skin, sewn together. And the dog, the cute dog barking so irritatingly.

When I watched it again in film school a few years ago, I realized the film would never be that successful without the brilliant performance of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Jodie is so Clarice Sterling that Julianne Moore was a lousy replacement in ‘Hannibal’.

Favorite scene: Clarice chases Buffalo Bill inside the house with a pistol in her shaking hand.

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24 thoughts on “80 Most Favorite Films (#80-76)”

you have just reinforced my thinking…you are just so bright and adorable…your least faves are some of my most faves…but that’s okay…maybe we can blog tomorrow..on my way out right now…I’m probably old enough to be your grandmother….I have a fifteen year old grandson…I wish he were as interesting as you…my bad

The question is, why do we buy it? Because, myth or manipulation, we all want to fall in love. That experience makes us feel completely alive. Our everyday reality is shattered, and we are flung into the heavens. lt may only last a moment, an hour, but that doesn’t diminish its value. We’re left with memories we treasure for the rest of our lives.

Why do people want to fall in love when it can have such a short run and be so painful?l think it’s because, as some of you may already know … While it does last, it feels fucking great.

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